McLean County Farm Bureau

1ST WEST NILE VIRUS-POSITIVE MOSQUITOES FOUND IN ILLINOIS –

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday they’ve confirmed Illinois’ first mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus this season. The positive mosquitoes were collected Tuesday in the village of Wayne. No human cases have been reported so far in 2019. The first mosquitoes that tested positive for the virus last season were collected on May 25, four days later than this year. Health department records show 74 Illinois counties reported West Nile virus positive mosquitoes or birds or a human case in 2018. (Herald & Review)